The D'Arblay mystery

Chapter 19: Transcriber’s Notes

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About This Book

A chance discovery of a man's body in a woodland pond sets off a careful investigation that combines police work with scientific inquiry. The scientifically minded sleuth collects and analyses physical evidence, reconstructing a sequence of odd occurrences tied to Marion D'Arblay and members of the Bendelow household. The plot advances through conferences, startling finds, misadventures, and narrow escapes, each revealing new facets of motive and arrangement. The case is ultimately unraveled by systematic forensic deduction that connects scattered clues, explains deceptions, and exposes the truth behind the apparently inexplicable events.

Transcriber’s Notes

This transcription follows the text of the 1926 edition published by A. L. Burt Company in 1927. However, the following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:

Four missing quotation marks have been restored.
The word “addess” has been corrected to “address” (Chapter I).
The word “precints” has been corrected to “precincts” (Chapter II).
The word “herb-side” has been corrected to “kerb-side” (Chapter IV).
The word “elphant” has been corrected to “elephant” (Chapter XIII).